Arhopala anthelus subsp. incertae sedis
Arhopala anthelus ssp. ♂ Up. Arhopala anthelus ssp. ♂ Un. Arhopala anthelus ssp. ♀ Up. Arhopala anthelus ssp. ♀ Un.
♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano) ♀, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera)
Arhopala anthelus ssp. ♂ Up. Arhopala anthelus ssp. ♂ Un. Arhopala anthelus ssp. ♂ Up. Arhopala anthelus ssp. ♂ Un.
♂, Champasak, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera) ♂, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera)

ON : Arhopala anthelus ssp.
OD :
TL :
Distribution : SE.Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.
● ssp.anthea
● ssp.
● ssp.grahami
Arhopala anthelus ssp. map
Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Arhopala anthelus ssp. ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2023.06.01)

[ LAOS ]
Arhopala anthelus anthea ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 73, pl.104, figs.B9,♂,B10,♂(Un). (Tha Lat)
Arhopala anthelus anthea ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 216, pl.113, figs.♂,♀. (Vientiane; Thabok)
Arhopala anthelus anthea ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 46. (Thabeng)
Arhopala anthelus anthea ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 53.
Arhopala anthelus anthea ; Onodera,2022 : 87, pl.218, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Nahin; Champasak: Dong Huasao)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Arhopala anthelus ; Onodera,2009 : 40. (Siem Reap: Phnum Kulen)
Arhopala anthelus anthea ; Saito et al.,2011 : 50, figs.14A♀,14B♀(Un). (Kampong Spoe Prov.)
Arhopala ahthelus ssp. ; Kosterin,2019 : 91. (Koh Kong)
Arhopala ahthelus ssp. ; Kosterin,2020 : 317. (Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)
Arhopala anthelus ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 122. (Koh Kong; Kampong Speu; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)

[ VIETNAM ]
Narathura anthelus anthea ; Evans,1957 : 88. (Annam)
Narathura anthelus anthea ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 355-356, fig.26(♀genitalia), pl.11, figs.83,♀,84,♀(Un). (Ho Chi Minh: Thu Duc)
Arhopala anthelus ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Arhopala anthelus anthea ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 60, figs.L-74,♂,♀. (Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Arhopala anthelus anthea ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 59. (S: Dong Nai; Saigon)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Sa Kaeo : 2♂ (incl. photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Champasak : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Notes

The populations from SE. Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam are intermediate between ssp.anthelus and ssp.anthea. However, all markings on the underside are rather less conspicuous. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Arhopala anthelus ssp. ♂
♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)
2018.09.30 - 2024.04.30.
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.